FLAVOR: Bready/malty flavor throughout. Taste is akin to non-sweetened bread or clean grainy malt. There is a slight toasty flavor as well. Caramel emerges right as it finishes with a quick boost of sweetness. Hops impart a consistent dry bitterness in the background with slight earthy flavor. There is a slight astringency that lingers briefly in the aftertaste (seems acceptable for style). Fairly well-balanced overall. Clean fermentation. 16/20

MOUTHFEEL: Medium body and carbonation. Texture is smooth/slightly creamy. Not refreshing, but satisfying and efficient at 5.5% ABV. 4/5

OVERALL IMPRESSION: I'd prefer something sweeter, but this is still a good example of the style as far as I can tell. 8/10

63.3 - 3.5B-ABOVE AVERAGEThe lowest I can rate a beer and still honestly give it a thumbs up. The attributes are enough to overshadow the flaws. Nothing I'd jump for joy about, but a drinkable, satisfactory beer to be sure.

53.0 - 3.2C+AVERAGE/NEUTRALNot quite a good beer, not quite a bad beer. I don't have a strong opinion either way about it. There may be something to like here, but there's also something holding it back.

42.8 - 2.9CBELOW AVERAGEThe best of the worst. A beer with noticeable flaws and perhaps some minor attributes. Tolerable for a serving, but no reason to seek it out. A genuine thumbs down, but not something I despise.

32.6 - 2.7C-TOLERABLEWhile not the worst beer, there's probably nothing about it that I like. Plenty of off-putting features. I can tolerate a single serving, but would recommend avoiding it.